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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1938

686 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 35

Swimming Carnival Discussion

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 4

General discussion on the forthcoming carnival to be conducted bythe Silver City Swimming Club took place at a meeting of the club at the…

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Football League to Consider Tenders

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 3

The Broken Hill Football League will hold a special meeting to-night to deal with the tenders for the demolition of the grandstand, and the…

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Draw for To-morrow's Cricket Matches

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 4

The draw for matches of the Wednesday Afternoon Cricket Association is as follows:— Excelsior Cricket Ground: R. and F. v…

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Crack Colt, Nuffield, To Resume Racing Should Attain Great Heights in Autumn

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 2

Racegoers in Australia are waiting for the champion two-year-old colt Nuffield to resume racing. They will not have to wait long, however, for he is to have his first outing of the autumn in the Federal Stakes at Caulfield on…

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Von Cramm Will Return In 1940 Tennis Srars Entertained Amusing Scenes At Farewell To Tennis Stars ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 6

GOTTFRIED von Cramm and Henner Henkel, German tennis stars, will return to Australia in 1940. Before leaving Adelaide by the East-West express for Perth to play in an international match against the…

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Umpires To Play Women In Cricket Match

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 6

A charity cricket match in aid of the Old Folks Home will be played on Easter Monday—April 18—between teams from the Broken Hill Ladies'…

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Women Tennis Stars for Overseas

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.— Misses Nancye Wynne, Dot-Stevenson, and Mrs. Harry Hopman (Victoria), and Miss Thelma Coyne (N.S.W.), were…

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Millionaire's Hobby Is Cricket

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 5

A millionaire whose hobby is cricket —that is Sir Julien Cahn, who is reported to have made an offer to Ross Gregory to Join his team in England;…

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Trial Match Arranged Tennis Players For Glenelg

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 6

At a meeting of the committee which was appointed by the Broken Hill District Tennis Association to make arrangements for the trip to…

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Swimming Champions May VisitB.H

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Amatear swimming club committee the report of the delegate to the Amateur Swimming Association (Mr. T. J…

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Footrunners Doped? Athletic League Moves

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.— Following an allegation of doping made by Mr. J. Schafe, Victorian Athletic League handicapper, yesterday, the…

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Tennis Thoughts

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 February 1938 · page 5

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Swimming Liddy Wins Senior Amateur Event

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 February 1938 · page 1

The Broken Hill Amateur Swimming Club held a race meeting at the Baths this afternoon. Results:— Seniors 110 Yards Handicap: Liddy…

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To-morrow's Cricket Matches

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 February 1938 · page 8

The Zinc Corporation Cricket Club will meet the Excelsiors on the Excelsior ground at 10.30 o'clock tomorrow morning. The Zinc…

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New Horses for Local Races

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 February 1938 · page 8

THE second half of the 1937-38 racing season will open in Broken Hill next Saturday week, when the Silver City Racing Club…

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Tennis Who Will Be Association's New Chairman?

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 February 1938 · page 7

Tennis enthusiasts will await with interest the annual meeting of the Broken Hill District Tennis Association to be held next month, when the…

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important Withdrawals From Big Races MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 February 1938 · page 3

Garrio, who has been difficult to train for some time, has been scratched for the Newmarket Handicap. The Sydney-trained, but Melbourne owned…

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League Cricket Reviews Poor Start For Wests; Lower Men To Rescue

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 February 1938 · page 2

WITH five wickets down for 28 runs, Wests' opening batsmen failed dismally against Railway Town on No. 2 wicket, and it…

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Swimming Zinc Corpn. Carnival

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 4

The first mixed swimming carnival for employees of the Zinc Corporation and their wives and families will be held at the Zinc Corporation Baths…

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Victoria in Bad Position Waite Bowls Well

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Tuesday—Brilliant bowling to-day by Waite, Test allrounder, gave South Australia hope, not only for a conclusive outright win…

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